Clerodendrum speciosissimum

Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Clerodendrum speciosissimum at Botanicka Zahrada Praha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Clerodendrum
Species:	C. speciosissimum
Binomial name
Clerodendrum speciosissimum Drapiez

Clerodendrum speciosissimum is a tropical shrub of the family Lamiaceae, native to Indonesia and Papuasia, but now naturalized in parts of Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, Seychelles, and Florida.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Description

The shrub can reach up to 4 m. The leaves are square-shaped, and the large heart-shaped flowers can reach up to 30 cm. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, in particular for its bright red flowers.

Gallery

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  Close-up on flowers

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  Leaves

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  Fruits

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Friedmann, F. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. ORSTOM éditions.
3. Mabberley, D.J. & De Kok, R.P.J. (2004). Labiatae. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 25: 20-141. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
4. Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
5. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
6. Wearn, J.A. & Mabberley, D.J. (2011). Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) in Borneo. Systematic Botany 36: 1050-1061.
7. Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
8. Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F..
9. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
10. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map

External links

• "Clerodendrum speciosissimum". Catalogue of Life. ITIS. Species 2000.
• "Clerodendrum speciosissimum". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• Clerodendrum speciosissimum Van Geert ex C. Morren, at Tela Botanica
• Clerodendrum speciosissimum Van Geert ex Morr., at Tela Botanica
• Clerodendrum speciosissimum Van Geert ex Morr., at ITIS
• Clerodendrum speciosissimum C.Morren, at Aluka
• Clerodendrum speciosissimum Van Geert ex C. Morren, at aris-grin.gov